The St. Louis Blues snap a 4-game losing skid as HC Jim Montgomery praises goalie Joel Hofer after a 3-0 shoutout win on road vs. Sabres.

The Blues will be without longtime forward Jordan Kyrou during Thursday’s game against the Sabres. Kyrou is reportedly a healthy scratch for the game, one night after St. Louis was thrashed in a lopsided 6–1 defeat to the Capitals.

Blues respond to Kyrou's healthy scratch with shutout win against Sabres; Hofer sharp with first shutout of season, third of career; Joseph returns with a bang; fourth line, Faulk have strong games

The Buffalo Sabres host the St. Louis Blues at KeyBank Center on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+. Buffalo fell 2-1 in overtime at home in its last game on Nov. 4 against the Utah Mammoth. St. Louis' last game was a road loss, 6-1, against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 5.

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The Sabres went 0-for-3 on the power play in the loss. The Buffalo Sabres allowed only 17 shots on goal but were shutout 3-0 by the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. The Blues opened the scoring with a shorthanded breakaway goal from Mathieu Joseph to make it 1-0 with less than eight minutes remaining in the first period.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Blues forward Jordan Kyrou was a healthy scratch for Thursday night's game at Buffalo as St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery tried to spark improvement from his struggling team. It worked, as the Blues topped the Sabres, 3-0.

According to a new release from David Pagnotta, Blues team captain Brayden Schenn could soon become a "target" for contending teams.